181Aug 28, 2008
There was a time in American history when extended families commonly lived close (even shared the same land) and children were raised not just by their parents but under the daily influences of grandparents and aunts and uncles. What a relief it must have been for weary and emotional moms to pour out their frustrations […]
182Mar 8, 2008
Recently, Riley’s mainstream first grade class had a substitute. The kids were… being kids with a substitute. They were going nuts. Now, I have to ask: Do you remember what it was like when your class had a substitute teacher? Do you remember what your most frequent sub was like? I remember that there […]
183Mar 8, 2008
My little girl is growing up, and I love seeing it happen! I now have a personal assistant. I had heard about this happening in other families as children start to grow up and mature, but honestly, I wondered when and if it would happen in mine. First, I should tell you that Riley has […]
184Nov 30, 2007
Hello! God has a way of smacking me upside the head and helping me see more clearly. That’s exactly what happened to me when I viewed this YouTube video: I have two autistic children, and yet if I’d met this woman on the street, I’d have had absolutely no clue that she was so brilliant, […]